Main description:

This concise guide presents medical students and trainees with the basic principles of clinical cardiology and discusses common heart problems encountered by clinicians.

Each chapter examines the diagnosis and management of a common cardiac condition, with some less common topics also covered, including cardiac tumours, stem cell therapy and the application of genetics and genomics to cardiovascular diseases. Separate chapters discuss corrective therapies such as heart transplant and artificial pace makers.

Authored by a recognised cardiologist from Chicago, USA, this review is written in easy to understand language and includes more than 100 images and illustrations, making it highly useful for medical students and trainees in their exam preparation.

Key points

Concise guide to clinical cardiology for medical students and trainees
Easy to understand language assisting exam preparation
Examines common and less common cardiovascular conditions
Corrective therapies also discussed
Authored by recognised cardiologist from Chicago, USA
Includes more than 100 images and illustrations

Contents:

Coronary Artery Disease
Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Right Ventricular Infarction
Coronary Artery Disease in Women: A Special Consideration
Epidemic of Coronary Artery Disease in Indians: A Special Consideration
The Paradox of Coronary Artery Disease: Some Answers/Questions
Pulmonary Embolism
Lipid Metabolism
Hypertension
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Congestive Heart Failure
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Acute Circulatory Collapse (Shock)
Atrial Arrhythmia
Ventricular Arrhythmia
Artificial Pacemakers
Rheumatic Fever
Valvular Heart Disease
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome (Barlow's Syndrome)
Valvular Aortic Stenosis
Aortic Regurgitation
Tricuspid Valve Disorders
Congenital Heart Defects
Bacterial Endocarditis
Pericardial Diseases
Diseases of the Aorta
Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Heart Transplant
Cardiac Tumors
Depression in Post-Myocardial Infarction and Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients
Miscellaneous Topics
Exercise Electrocardio-graphic Testing
Nuclear Imaging in Cardiology: An Overview
Evaluation of Syncope
Heart Catheterization: Basic Principles
Hemodynamic Data, Calculation of Shunts and Valvular Stenosis
Risk Assessment in Noncardiac Surgical Procedures
Stem Cell Therapy
Sudden Cardiac Death and Genomics
Application of Genetics and Genomics to Cardiovascular Disease